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Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:52 PM
Subject: [LACTNET] Scheduling
**Hello Vicky,
well, it would take a lot of writing to explain my entire philosophy on
every aspect of scheduling.
**I read your posting and I understand what you're trying to say.
Nevertheless, I think we can be careful with the way we put our thoughts
into words. Like Diane says: let's watch our language.
(snip) I work with these moms for weeks and months (and know some of their
kids as teenagers and a couple now adults) whose babies are on 3-hour
(somewhat, there's dessert, etc:)
**I suppose by 'dessert' you mean 'a short suck after a feeding'...? As an
editor of the brochure committee of the Dutch breastfeeding organisation, I
advocate eliminating this terminology from the brochures altogether. When we
talk about 'dessert', it is somehow something like 'an extra thing, not
really necessary for or belonging to the *real* meal'. At least, that is
what my impression is when hearing this word in the breastfeeding context.
But if we compare baby behaviour in this respect to what we do ourselves
(like someone else said: many more eating and drinking moments than many
babies are allowed to have), it is not some unnecessary thing, but simply
part of the daily menu and should rather be called 'a short feeding' than
'dessert'. It's been long since I decided that there is no need to determine
whether the next breast belongs to last feeding or to the next one. Who
cares...? As long as we talk about 'dessert' or 'nursing in between
feedings' (huh...?) or as long as we as lc's keep using terminology that
implicates all sorts of things we don't want or need to promote, it is
harder to realise a change in the way of societal thinking. It's true: one
lifetime probably won't be enough. That, however, does not mean we cannot
make a start by setting the right example and give women/mothers something
to think about, even if it is not always possible for them to fully
rearrange their lives. Surely many women are very busy; who's not these
days, I might add. That doesn't mean, to me, that we should adjust our
terminology to accommodate their way of living. We can approach them as
conscious, sensible adults.
Funny enough, I'm pleased with the new Scope of Practice: it describes many
*duties* with regard to the normal process, the knowledge about human
lactation and the psychosocial aspects of breastfeeding. It doesn't say
anything about a duty to accommodate national turnover or economic growth or
preventing guilt... ;o)
Warmly,
Marianne Vanderveen, Netherlands
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